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The Weight of Wings: A Novel of Return, Reckoning, and Rebirth
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ISBN13: 9798278975380
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 16 2025
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 16 2025
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Weight of Wings
A Novel of Return, Reckoning, and Rebirth At 29, Kimberley leaves Lagos for Nairobi, chasing opportunity-only to find herself trapped in a marriage of convenience to White9, a lonely American twice her age. Trading her dignity for a U.S. visa, she becomes his caregiver in a quiet Ohio suburb, her dreams shelved, her voice silenced. By 48-newly naturalized but utterly alone-she realizes citizenship didn't free her; it just made her invisible. With courage forged in loss, she returns to Africa, not as a failure, but as a woman reclaiming her worth. In Nairobi and Lagos, she builds Zawadi Media: a lifeline for African women told they're too old, too late, or too broken to thrive. Along the way, she rediscovers love, community, and the truth she'd forgotten: Real wings aren't given-they're grown where your roots run deep.
A Novel of Return, Reckoning, and Rebirth At 29, Kimberley leaves Lagos for Nairobi, chasing opportunity-only to find herself trapped in a marriage of convenience to White9, a lonely American twice her age. Trading her dignity for a U.S. visa, she becomes his caregiver in a quiet Ohio suburb, her dreams shelved, her voice silenced. By 48-newly naturalized but utterly alone-she realizes citizenship didn't free her; it just made her invisible. With courage forged in loss, she returns to Africa, not as a failure, but as a woman reclaiming her worth. In Nairobi and Lagos, she builds Zawadi Media: a lifeline for African women told they're too old, too late, or too broken to thrive. Along the way, she rediscovers love, community, and the truth she'd forgotten: Real wings aren't given-they're grown where your roots run deep.
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